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Health Encyclopedia: Carbunculosis
A carbuncle is a local, but deep, staphylococcal skin infection.
Alternative Names
Skin infection - staphylococcal; Infection - skin - staph; Staph skin infection; Carbuncles
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
A carbuncle consists of several
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